The CSM Trial: A Multicenter Study Comparing Ventral to Dorsal Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
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Brief summary
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The purpose of the study is to determine the optimal surgical approach (ventral versus dorsal) for patients with multi-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). There are no established guidelines for the management of patients with CSM, which slowly causes spinal cord injury in afflicted patients. This study aims to test the hypothesis that ventral surgery (decompressing the spinal cord from the front of the neck) and dorsal surgery (decompressing the spinal cord from the back of the neck) might differ in their overall outcome or major complication rate.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00506558
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 103 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Ventral Surgical Decompression with Instrumented Fusion Procedure
- Dorsal Decompression With or Without Fusion Procedure
Procedure
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 40 Years to 85 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Nov 2006 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- May 2012 (Actual)
- Completion
- May 2012 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Aug 29, 2012
2006 – 2012
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 7
- U.S. states
- 5
- U.S. cities
- 7
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danbury Hospital | Danbury | Connecticut | 06810 | — |
| Greenwich Hospital | Greenwich | Connecticut | 06830 | — |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02114 | — |
| Lahey Clinic | Burlington | Massachusetts | 01805 | — |
| University of Medicine and Dentistry - New Jersey | Newark | New Jersey | 07103 | — |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland | Ohio | 44195 | — |
| University of Utah HSC | Salt Lake City | Utah | 84132-2303 | — |
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- Last update posted Aug 29, 2012 · Synced Oct 24, 2026
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